Let’s Replace the Best Fanzine Category with Best Blog

[mondyboy]

I know I’m coming late to the party, but while reading this post by Mike Glyer from File 770 I discovered that blogs, such as this one, aren’t actually eligible for a Hugo because, to quote Andrew Trembley, “under the current [Hugo] rule, a blog that doesn’t adopt a periodical format isn’t eligible…”

Trembley then follows this up by saying:

But

Comments

[smofbabe]

Not sure why you're so insulted. You yourself admit that you don't really craft the essays on the blog or try to make it come out on a regular basis, snd the text that you yourself quote says that if a blog meets that standard, it would be eligible. Unperiodic random musings do not a fanzine make.

[mondyboy]

Insulted? No. Shit stirring? Maybe. The thing is I don't have an expectation that my blog should be nominated. It just a bit of fun that I update every so often.

But there are blogs, like the ones I've linked to, that are of a higher quality than mine and if the individual entries were printed out and stuck together with a staple, would be nominated for Best Fanzine. (Well... maybe not... but I'd like to think they would).

And here's the thing - what makes something periodical? Why can't I state at the top of my blog that each month - whether I write 5 entries or 50 - is a discrete "issue" of the blog? Would that count? And if not, why not?

[lizbee]

The fanzine is an institution and it’s going to take the release of some sort of super virus aimed at killing anyone whose been within 50 meters of a mimeograph before change occurs.

Old age?

[mondyboy]

Well, that's what it's going to end up being. Which is a shame.

[_fustian]

Here's a picture of Bruce Gillespie looking displeased:

[mondyboy]

HA!

[strangedave]

We've done it for the Ditmars. Fanzine has merged with Fan Production to become Fan Publication, where fanzines can compete with blogs.